Cold counter with salmon? (11)
I believe the answer is:
standoffish
'cold' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'counter with salmon?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'with' could be 'and' and 'and' is located in the answer.
'salmon?' could be 'fish' (salmon is a kind of fish) and 'fish' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for standoffish that I've seen before include "Distant" , "Unfriendly" , "Reserved, aloof" , "Cold" , "Cool" .)